Quakers are looking for their fifth successive league win at the Brewery Field on New Year’s Day.

After starting December with a poor defeat at Leamington, Quakers have beaten Chester, York, Spennymoor and Blyth to go ninth in the table, but this will be a really tough game at Spennymoor, who are looking for revenge for the 2-1 Boxing day defeat.

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/information-for-the-game-at-spennymoor-on-new-years-day

Here’s your stats pack for the New year’s Day game

Darlington

National League North position:    9^th (two places and one point behind the play offs)

Away league form:  Played 10, won 3, drawn 1 lost 6 goals for 10, against 20 points 10 (out of a total of 33)

Our last seven games:

December 28^th Blyth (away) won 2-0 Donawa, Reid

Elliott, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley (sub Holness 62), Laing, Storey, Donawa, Hatfield, Campbell (sub Rivers 68), Reid, Lambert (sub Thompson 77). Subs: Watson, Bascome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMahqZsc6bo

December 26^th Spennymoor (home) won 2-1 Campbell, Thompson

Elliott, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Laing, Storey, Rivers (sub Donawa 66), Hatfield, Campbell (Sub Lambert 81), Reid, Thompson (sub Watson 90). Subs: Holness,  Bascome

December 21^st York City (away) won 1-0 Campbell

December 14^th Solihull (away) drew 2-2 Hatfield, Lambert FA Trophy

December 7^th Chester (home) won 2-0 Donawa, Holness

December 3^rd Leamington (away) lost 0-3

November 30^th Telford (home) lost 2-3 Storey, Donawa

Leading scorers: 9 Adam Campbell, 7 Tyrone O’Neill, 7 Justin Donawa 6 Stephen Thompson

Team News: Right back Luke Trotman, striker Jamie Holmes and defender David Atkinson are all ruled out because of injury. Atkinson might be back in mid January

Terry Galbraith is fully fit again and is added to the squad.

Here's an interview with assistant manager Darren Holloway ahead of the game:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/daz-8

 And a reminder of our hospitality competition

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/two-hospitality-tickets-up-for-grabs

Spennymoor

League position: 7th

Home league form :   played 10, won 7, drawn 1 lost 2, goals scored 24 goals against 13 points 22 (out of a total of 34)

Last six results:

28^th December Gateshead (home) lost 1-3 Ramshaw

Spennymoor: Gould, Hibbs (sub McKenna 71), Brogan, Chandler, Mason, Curtis, Roberts (sub Boyes 88), Earing (sub Johnson 86), Taylor, Ramshaw, Anderson. Subs not used: Buddle, Henry

26^th December Darlington (away) lost 1-2 Taylor

Gould, Magnay, Brogan (sub Boyes 90), Chandler, Buddle, Curtis, Hall (sub Roberts 66), Henry (sub Anderson 81), Taylor, Ramshaw, McKenna

Subs: Mason, Earing

21/12/19 Bradford PA(H) won 3-0 Anderson 2, Ramshaw

07/12/19 Leamington (A) Drew 2-2 Hall, Ramshaw

23/11/19 Leamington (A) Lost 2-1 FA Trophy Taylor

16/11/19 AFC Telford United (A) Drew 2-2 Taylor, Roberts

Manager Jason Ainsley

Goalkeepers: Matthew Gould, Joe Atkinson

Defenders: Chris Mason, Stephen Brogan, Carl Magnay, James Curtis, Nathan Buddle

Midfielders: Jake Hibbs, Ryan Hall, Shane Henry, Mark Anderson, Andrew Johnson, Rob Ramshaw, Dan Ward, Jamie Chandler, Ben McKenna, Jack Earing

Forwards: Gavin Cogdon, Adam Boyes, Glen Taylor, James Roberts

Last time we met at the Brewery Field

7^th August 2018

Spennymoor 2 (Anderson, Taylor) Darlington 2 (Styche, Thompson)

Team: Maddison, Trotman, O'Hanlon, Elliott, Collins, Galbraith, Henshall (Saunders 61), Wheatley, Styche (sub Nicholson 77), Ainge (sub Syers 68), Thompson. Subs: Bancroft, Vaulks,

Spennymoor: Gould, Williams, Brogan, Chandler, Thackray, Curtis, Johnson (sub Boyes 58), Ramshaw, Taylor, Anderson, Foley (sub Hayes 87).

Subs: Henry, Elliott, Hibbs,

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHjaAXLOFuk

Admission prices: Adults £14, concessions £9, Under 18s £4, under 10s free.

If you’re not going to the game, follow the match on Darlo Fans Radio, the official website and official Twitter!